When Stars Collide

“The most impressive feature of Caltech to me is the Institute’s spirit of reinvention. Members of our community switch fields, make abrupt turns in career directions, if the problem to be solved is fundamental, entrancing, and impactful. This ethos not only leads to new ways of understanding and manipulating nature—geobiology, quantum information, medical engineering, to name a few recent examples— but it also sustains a powerful culture of fearlessness and ambition.”

— CALTECH PRESIDENT THOMAS F. ROSENBAUMSonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics